The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1887-03-02
CHARGED WITH MURDER.
Or. Charles o. Files of this City IN
der ARREST
For Alleged Malpractice Resulting
in the Death
OF MRS. Erasmus Jensan Of peerIng

Yesterday morning DR.. Charles o. Files of
this city was arrested in Boston and was
brought to Portland by Deputy Marshal
Black on the noon train. DR.. Files was at
once taken to the police station, upon his ar
rival here and was in the afternoon removed
to the county jail He is held for murder,
the charge being that Mrs. Erasmus Jensan
of Deering upon swhom DR.. Files had per-
formed an operation procuring miscarriage
died from the effects of the operation.
Mrs Jensan was the wife of Erasmus Jen-
san who lives near Bradley'S corner and is
employed as coachman by Mr.. John b.
Curtis. A month ago Mrs. Jensan went to
DIR. Files for medicines which he declined to
give her, but he is charged with having a
day or two later performed an operation.
The woman declined to have this done with
out her husbands knowledge and he was
present at the time the operation was per-
formed.
A few days later, Mrs. Jensan was taken
severely sick and was attended by DR.. Swa-
sey, the family physician. DR.. Swasey dis
covered what had been done and from him
the authorities learned of the case. Monday
afternoon, Assistant County Attorney Chase
took Mrs. Jensan's ante-mortem statement
That evening steps were taken for the ar
rest of DR.. Files. The matter was placed in
the hands of Deputy Marshal Black, who
learning that DR.. Files was not in the city,
ascertained that he was in Boston and also
learned bis address there. Mr.. Black then
took the Pullman train, found DR.. Files in
his room in Boston and at noon was again in
Portland with his prisoner.
Early yesterday morning Mrs. Jensan
died. Coroner Gould impannelled jury
which met yesterday afternoon and viewed
the remains. An autopsy was afterwards
conducted by DR.. Swasey. The coroner
| jury will continue the inquest at $50 p. m.
today.
DR.. Files, when he arrived in this city, was
not informed of the death of Mrs. Jensan.
He had previously telegraphed to A. A.
| Strout, ESQ.,, to meet him him upon his arriv-
al at the City Marshaps Office. Mr.. Strout
was in Augusta and could not reach Port
land at noon. DIR. Files retained his self
possession and was apparently very cool.
When the train reached Exeter on tho
way to Portland, he bought copies Of the
L OItiduu papers anu tAhinlneu tHcLl eagerly
to seeif they contained any reference to the
proceedings against him.
He seemed much affected when taken to
the jail, where he was confined in the west
wing. At the Jail DR.. Files was seen by a
reporter, but declined to make any state
ment then. He appeared calm and said that
tie time had not come for him to speak. He
ha recently been employed as sales
man for patent medicines and was in Boston
on business when arrested. Before his re.
moval from the police station, the Marshal
told Files that Mrs. Jensan was dead. The
prisoner evidently realized his position and
| expressed sorrow for his family.
Mrs. Jensan was % years old and leaves
one child, two years of age. Her husband
is apparently 2S or 80. He has been an in,
dustrious man and owns comfortable
house. Last evening Jensan was put in
charge of a keeper, who will look after him
until after the inquest and burial. when he
will be placed in confinement.